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Rome was the largest city in the ancient world. As the capital of the Roman Empire, it was clearly an exceptional city in terms of size, diversity and complexit

The first English translation of Luis Gómez's Latin treatise (1531) on the flooding of the Tiber River, including a history of the river and its floods . A hum

A Companion to the City of Rome presents a series of original essays from top experts that offer an authoritative and up-to-date overview of current research on

Figuring in myth, religion, law, the military, commerce, and transportation, rivers were at the heart of Rome's increasing exploitation of the environment of th